Melbourn is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, three miles north-east of the town of Royston, ten miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 40 miles north of London. Melbourn lies two miles north-east of the Hertfordshire border. Melbourn falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Melbourn is Royston.
Melbourn is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Melbourn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Melbourn is SG8 6AA.
Melbourn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district.
The post town for Melbourn is Royston. Melbourn is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.
The centre of Melbourn is located at position 52.08285° latitude and 0.01504° longitude.
Latitude | 52.08285° |
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Longitude | 0.01504° |
The centre of Melbourn is located at the grid reference easting 538172 and northing 244637 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 538172 |
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Northing | 244637 |
Position of Melbourn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbourn to the centre of the town.
Position of Melbourn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melbourn to the centre of the city.